Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SOLENODON
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
solenodon (plural solenodons)
Any of the genus Solenodon of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.
Source: Wiktionary
So*le"no*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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